http://www.sheriairving.com/the-official-website-of-sheria-irving daily 1.0 2023-01-08 http://www.sheriairving.com/sheriairvinghomepage daily 0.75 2025-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cbd54fc6fc08547b304ccb/1617824763394-T1VHAL8I0GMPGMWH3L0U/IMG_0687-Edit.jpg About | The Official Website of Sheria Irving Sheria Irving is a dynamic educator, artist, and founder whose life’s work sits at the intersection of purpose, power, and possibility. As the visionary behind Shaping Her Earth — a national movement dedicated to cultivating the voices, leadership, and brilliance of young women of color — Sheria has spent her career creating sacred spaces for mentorship, healing, and generational change. A proud graduate of Florida State University, Sheria holds degrees in Economics and Political Science, and later earned her Master’s in Education while teaching in the South Bronx through Teach For America. She went on to study acting at the prestigious Yale School of Drama. As a critically acclaimed actress, Sheria’s work spans Broadway, stage, and television, where she brings nuance, truth, and radical empathy to every role. Her performances are deeply rooted in her commitment to storytelling as a tool for justice and transformation. Whether in classrooms, on stage, or leading powerful community gatherings, Sheria’s mission remains the same: to amplify the light in others. Her work is rooted in faith, sustained by sisterhood, and driven by the belief that when we pour into girls, we shape a more just, joyful, and liberated future for all. http://www.sheriairving.com/sheriairvingshe daily 0.75 2025-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cbd54fc6fc08547b304ccb/f934cabb-daa4-4152-9ac3-e40afd970b31/Untitled+design-4.png Founder - Shaping Her Earth Shaping Her Earth empowers and guides young women of color by curating safe, transformative spaces as they transition into high school and navigate their journey through college. Rooted in the belief that equity begins with intentional action, SHE is committed to dismantling structural barriers through impactful programs and community-driven practices. Our mission is to equip young women of color with the tools to claim space, uplift their communities, cultivate their talents, and use their voices to drive lasting, positive change—in their lives and in the world around them. http://www.sheriairving.com/sheriairvingphotos daily 0.75 2021-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cbd54fc6fc08547b304ccb/1584511538949-AV12J5CRV0IZYC0JTXH5/WhiteNoise760x300_0.jpg Actor Daveed Diggs and Sheria Irving in White Noise by Suzan Lori-Parks. 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Photo Credit: Joan Marcus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cbd54fc6fc08547b304ccb/1456855337639-2IMU5J79UDHYKF4UNKFG/T.+Charles+Erickson.JPG Actor - As Iphigenia in "Iphigenia Under the Stars". Photo Credit: Christopher Ash and T Charles Erick­son. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cbd54fc6fc08547b304ccb/1584317018359-HHJ1UJOEGSSRMG68M9LS/Sheria%2BIrving%2BTwenties%2BPremiere%2BEvent%2BLA%2BDXx8cCN-Jrzl.jpg Actor Sheria Irving attends Twenties Premiere Event LA at Paramount Pictures on March 02, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cbd54fc6fc08547b304ccb/1584317140546-S7AS2OF1BDRD5B5EG3D7/Sheria%2BIrving%2BTwenties%2BPremiere%2BEvent%2BLA%2BymxnWQ-nyaQl.jpg Actor (L-R) Gabrielle Graham, Jonica T. Gibbs , Sheria Irving, Jevon McFerrin, Christina Elmore and Lena Waithe attend Twenties Premiere Event LA at Paramount Pictures on March 02, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. 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Gibbs, Sheria Irving, Shylo Shaner, and Christina Elmore, attend the "BET Twenties" produced by Lena Waithe Screening during the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2020 at Park City Live in Park City, Utah. Source: Aaron J. 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Williams, Leon Robinson, Rotimi and Sheria Irving from 'A Luv Tale' are photographed for Essence.com on July 6, 2019 at 2019 Essence Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Michael Rowe/Contour by Getty Images) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cbd54fc6fc08547b304ccb/1584317040551-O9S2A8CA4DEU2H8MMABM/Sheria%2BIrving%2BDay%2BParty%2BSpotify%2BHouse%2BBlack%2BhKvyBYcG76rl.jpg Actor (L-R) Omari Hardwick, Leon, Sheria Irving and Vanessa A. Williams attend the Spotify House Of Are & Be Black Girl Magic Day Party on July 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Source: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cbd54fc6fc08547b304ccb/1501794300391-WGB15D9EL9RZFIZ9JGD7/FullSizeRender_4.jpg Actor - Williamstown Theater Festival Launch with Jason Kim and Danny Sharron. 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